Spacing and supporting means for brick veneer walls



LLS

J. HORNICEK Sept. 15, 1936.

SPACING AND SUPPORTING MEANS FOR BRICK VENEER WA Filed May 16, 1933 TA m QTY;

A TTORNEK Patented Sept. 15, 1936 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SPACIN G AND SUPPORTING MEANS FOR BRICK VENEER WALLS of Pennsylva Application May 18, 1933, Serial No. 871,333

16 Claims.

My invention refers to improvements in spacing and supporting devices for brick veneer walls designed for application to the'surface of a wall. either old or new, for correctly spacing and supporting a continuous series of brick veneer slabs or units.

In this art, a number of comparatively thin slabs are applied to the customary surface of a building, in simulation of an actual brick wall construction, for providing a protecting and ornamental covering therefor, as hereinafter described.

Similar slabshave heretofore been applied in plural number units or sections comprising a series of spaced apart slabs provided with a continuous holding sheet metal backing, either in molded holding engagement with the slabs, or provided with outwardly projecting holding, spacing, and anchoring extensions, and in various other n similar ways for the same general purpose and In my invention I utilize a series of vertically arranged strips or bars to which are applied and seeured'series of horizontally arranged. supportzs ing and spacing strips having outwardly extending punched out supporting and spacing clip pro- Jections, and secured by nails or the like driven through the horizontal and vertical members, into the main wall.

so In the drawing illustrating one preferred embodiment of the invention:

Fig. 1 is a iace view showing the invention as Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 11-11 of as Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line III-III of Fig, 1;

so ing flanges 5 adapted to be laid against laterally tensions I, utilizing the middle web portion of the strip, leaving corresponding openings '0 through the web.

Extensions 8 are integrally connected, as at II,

in alternating arrangement asshown, providing a series of upwardly and downwardly arranged spacing and supporting elements, adapted to correctly space the series of brick veneer spaced apart slabs II in successive horizontally arranged rows. Such normal arrangement provides the intervening horizontal mortar spaces i2 and alternating vertical spaces II, in simulation of the face of an ordinary brick wall. Spaces l3 correspond in width to spaces l2, without any holding devices other than the later applied usual mortar filling.

Projections I, integrally connected at ll, are reinforced by outwardly pressed V-shaped strengthening or stiflening ribs l4, and are bent slightly upwardly and bowed and rounded at their terminals, providing a series of upper and lower spacing and supporting elements for the upper and lower edges of adjacent slabs.

By their integral connection with the web of strip 4, and particularly because of the reinforcing ribs the extensions 8 are quite sumciently strong and rigid to fixedly support the slabs in position, especially when the grooves l2 and I: are filled with the usual mortar filling ll. They are also suillciently resilient to a limited degree to be slightly deflected backwardly, with holding reaction, when the slab II is inserted between the clips 8 of any pair of adjacent strips 4.

As shown in Fig. 5, the mortar when applied,

and forced through the openings 9, forms a series of interlocking or anchoring dovetail extensions It, firmly holding the several parts in continuous fixed relation.

The combination of the horizontal strips 4 with the series of vertically arranged strips 6 provides a strong rigid backing construction, firmly secured to the wall 2 by the frequently applied nails 1. Thus whenthe slabs are applied they are continuously held in position, providing a generally level outer surface and obviating the warped or otherwise objectionable uneven surface eitects frequently developed in the several sheet metal backing constructions above referred to.

The strip 4 is made of comparatively thin sheet metal, of ample strength-and rigidity and con-' tinuous stillness so as to unyieldingly perform its function throughout the life of the wall.

It is comparatively cheap and light in construction, easily handled and applied, and may be made ,of any suitable length. and other proportions to adapt it to the usual size and dimensions of a conventional brick slab, or of other similar units of varying dimensions or shape.

The spacing of the slightly resilient projections 8 is sufliciently frequent to effect their desired contact and holding function, but may be of course varied as to distance apart, proportions, size, or any other details of manufacture by the skilled mechanic, and all such changes are to be understood as within the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. In combination with a rear supporting wall, a tile facing support consisting of a series of spaced vertical strips and a series of spaced horizontal strips secured to the wall by nails passing through both at their intersections, and tile spacing and supporting projections extending outwardly from the body of the horizontal strips.

'spaced vertical strips and a series of spaced horizontal strips secured to the wall by nails passing through both at their intersections, tile spacing and supporting projections extending outwardly from the body of the horizontal strips, surfacing slabs mounted on and between the projections of adjacent horizontal strips, and a filling of holding material between the slabs.

4. In combination with a rear supporting wall, a tile facing support consisting of a series of spacedvertical strips and a series of spaced horizontal strips secured to the wall by nails passing through both at their intersections, tile spacing and supporting projections extending outwardly from the body of the horizontal strips, surfacing slabs mounted on and between the projections of adjacent horizontal strips, and a filling of holding material between the slabs having anchoring connection with the horizontal strips.

5. In combination with'a rear supporting wall, a tile facing support consisting of a series of spaced vertical strips and a series of spaced horizontal strips secured to the wall and in co-operative fixed relation to each other, and punched out tile spacing and holding projections extending from the body of the horizontal strips for engagement with the edges of applied slabs.

6. In combination with a rear supporting wall, a tile facing support consisting of a series of spaced vertical strips and a series of spaced horizontal strips secured to the wall and in co-operative fixed relation to each other, and punched out tile spacing and holding projections extending from the body of the horizontal strips for engagement with the edges of applied slabs and providing anchoring openings for mortar or the like.

'7. A channel shaped sheet metal spacing and supporting strip having its middle web portion provided with punched out resilient bowed pro- 8. A channel shaped sheet metal spacin and supporting strip having its middle or web portion provided with punched out resilient bowed projecting clips and with rounded ends integrally connected with the web at one side of the opening from which the clip is punched.

9. A mounting for tiles and the like comprising a metallic stripping consisting in a plurality of independent strip units adapted for mounting in spaced relation on a surface to be tiled, each strip unit having thereon resilient tangs upstanding from the face thereof to define a tileway between cooperating tangs on adjacent mounted strips, whereby in assembly 'a tile is engaged in mounted position by abutment of its opposite edges against cooperating tangs on adjacent mounted strips and the width of the tileway is determined by the spacing of the strips as of independent strip units adapted for mounting in spaced relation on a surface to be tiled, said stripping formed of flexible metal and being of inverted trough form to provide flanges along the edges thereof, each strip unit having thereon resilient tangs struck up from the face thereof to define a tileway between cooperating tangs on adiacent mounted strips, whereby in assembly a tile is engaged in mounted position by abutment of its opposite edges against cooperating tangs on adjacent mounted strips and the width of the tileway is determined by the spacing of the strips as mounted.

12. A veneering strip or lath for supporting tile or the like, consisting of a longitudinally channelled member with the channel walls to provide a spacing between the web or body of the channel and a surface against which the strip will rest when mounted for use, the body of the strip having tangs pressed out therefrom to be equally spaced from a longitudinal center line to constitute holding elements for tile, or the like, between said tangs of said strip and similar tangs on adj acently mounted parallel strips, with the strips spaced according to the width of the tile to be accommodated.

13. A strip as in claim 12, in which the tangs are staggered, with alternate tangs on opposite sides of the longitudinal center line, whereby the resultant mortar line width, or spacing between tiles engaged by tangs on opposite sides of the center line, may be made relatively narrow, as

desired, by reason of the tangs having freedom of movement to the longitudinal center line. 14. A strip as in claim.12, in which each tang is pressed out-from a zone crossing the center line, whereby an opening is formed in the metal along the center line where the tang is removed from the metal, to receive an anchoring key of mortar. 15. A veneering strip for mounting tile or the like, consisting of a relatively long narrow stripmember of resilient material, the middle'part of the body of the strip having tangs pressed up and out from the metal from a. zone transverse of the longitudinal center line, to permit cooperating strips, when mounted, to be spaced in parallel relation according to a dimension such as the 10 ing for tiles and the like, said strip consisting of a unit to be mounted ona surface to be tiled, such unit having thereon resilient tangs upstanding from the body thereof to define a longitfidinal tileway parallel to the unit between the tangs oi the said unit and co-operating tangs on a parallel adjacently mounted unit spaced therefrom as determined by the width of the tile to be mounted.

JERRY HORNICEK- 10 

